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This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

The world's longest covered bridge is a quaint and incredible wooden tunnel.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

This extremely narrow tenement boasts a maximum occupancy of just two.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.

The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.

A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

These stairs were built to accommodate royals mounted on elephants.